Foreign Direct Investment

• Editor's letter: Clear objectives

   It came as no surprise that China's most recent foreign direct investment (FDI) rules, revamped in April, focused heavily on encouraging the inflow…

  July 15, 2010

• Shanghai opportunities coming for savvy investors

  Door widens for overseas companies that settle trades in renminbi

  July 15, 2010

• In steady pursuit

  A series of new policies recently released to attract foreign investment demonstrates China's aim to diversify foreign direct investment, channel money into the central and western regions, and encourage environmentally-friendly and high-tech industries to set up onshore. However, the rules are fairly general and more legislation will be needed for proper implementation

  July 15, 2010

• Ministry of Commerce, Circular on Issues Relevant to Delegation of the Examination and Approval Authority over Foreign Investments to Lower Levels

  商务部关于下放外商投资审批权限有关问题的通知

  Mofcom delegates approval power over foreign-invested holding companies and venture capital companies to lower-level authorities.

  July 14, 2010

• Circular on Issues Relevant to Delegation of the Examination and Approval Authority over Foreign Investments to Lower Levels

  关于下放外商投资审批权限有关问题的通知

  Mofcom delegates approval power over foreign-invested holding companies and venture capital companies to lower-level authorities.

  July 14, 2010

• In steady pursuit

  A series of new policies recently released to attract foreign investment demonstrates China's aim to diversify foreign direct investment, channel money into the central and western regions, and encourage environmentally-friendly and high-tech industries to set up onshore. However, the rules are fairly general and more legislation will be needed for proper implementation

  July 14, 2010

• State Administration for Industry and Commerce, Several Opinions on Fully Making Use of the Industry and Commerce Administrative Functions in Order to Better Serve the Development of Foreign-invested Enterprises

  国家工商行政管理总局关于充分发挥工商行政管理职能作用进一步做好服务外商投资企业发展工作的若干意见

  SAIC issues policies to encourage more foreign investment.

  June 18, 2010

• National Development and Reform Commission, Circular on Properly Handling the Delegation of Approval Authority over Foreign-invested Projects to Lower-level Authorities

  国家发展改革委关于做好外商投资项目下放核准权限工作的通知

  NDRC delegates approval power to lower authorities.

  June 18, 2010

• State Council, Approval and Transmission of the «National Development and Reform Commission, Circular on the Opinion on the Major Work on Deepening the Reform of the Economic System in Year 2010»

  国务院批转发展改革委关于2010年深化经济体制改革重点工作意见的通知

  China seeks to levy property taxes.

  June 18, 2010

• State Administration of Taxation, Measures for Administration of the Levy of Income Tax on Non-tax-resident Enterprises by Assessment

  国家税务总局非居民企业所得税核定征收管理办法

  Sat sets forth clear guidelines for separating PRC and non-PRC revenues of non-tax-residents.

  June 18, 2010